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September 23, 2010
By k.l.jerome BRONZE, Corning Iowa, Iowa
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I'm ready to sing you into good night.
To hold your hand until your set.
Crippling me,
To steady you.
One.
Two.
Three,
Let go.

© Amanda S., Phoenix, AZ

The author's comments:
This poem was actually written about my mother. Sometimes it feels like I'm the adult.
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